open and closed questions Flashcards
what is a closed question
response pts can give is limited
quantitative data
analysed through stats test or descrptive stats
evaluate closed question
+ standardised answers, analysis is straight forwards
- force pts to choose an answer that may not accurately reflect their opinion, lack validity
+ same for all respondants, meaning is same so reliable
- force chocie answers may mean different things to some pts, ‘sometimes’ may be different depending on pts, decreases validity
what is an open question
pts can state attitudes and opinions in own words
qualitative data
thematic analysis
evaluate open questions
+ not forced into specific answers, rich data is more likely to be valid
- difficult to analyse, all differ
+ questions can be interpreted by respondent who can talk more freely about their opinion increasing validity
- averages cannot be calculated and compared or displayed in graphs, interpretation may be open to bias
